A method of forming fins in a complimentary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device that includes a p-type field effect transistor device (pfet) and an n-type field effect transistor (nfet) device and a CMOS device are described. The method includes forming a strained silicon-on-insulator (SSOI) layer in both a pfet region and an nfet region, etching the strained silicon layer, the insulator, and a portion of the bulk substrate in only the pfet region to expose the bulk substrate, epitaxially growing silicon (si) from the bulk substrate in only the pfet region, and epitaxially growing additional semiconductor material on the si in only the pfet region. The method also includes forming fins from the additional semiconductor material and a portion of the si grown on the bulk substrate in the pfet region, and forming fins from the strained silicon layer and the insulator in the nfet region.
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1. A method of forming fins in a complimentary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device that includes a p-type field effect transistor device (pfet) and an n-type field effect transistor (nfet) device, the method comprising:
forming a strained silicon-on-insulator (S SOI) layer in both a pfet region and an nfet region, the SSOI layer including a strained silicon layer disposed on an insulator that is disposed on a bulk substrate;
etching the strained silicon layer, the insulator, and a portion of the bulk substrate in only the pfet region to expose the bulk substrate;
epitaxially growing silicon (si) from the bulk substrate in only the pfet region;
epitaxially growing additional semiconductor material on the si in only the pfet region;
forming one or more fins from the additional semiconductor material and a portion of the si grown on the bulk substrate in the pfet region; and
forming one or more fins from the strained silicon layer and at least a portion of the insulator in the nfet region.
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The present invention relates to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) structure, and more specifically, to a CMOS structure formed on a strained silicon-on-insulator (SSOI) wafer.
A fin field effect transistor (finFET) is a type of metal-oxide-semiconductor FET (MOSFET) in which a conducting channel is wrapped by a silicon fin. A finFET device may be a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device that includes a p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (pMOS) finFET device or pFET and an n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) finFET device or nFET formed on a substrate. A typical silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer includes a substrate with a silicon layer having a neutral silicon lattice. When the silicon lattice is bigger than a neutral silicon lattice, the silicon is said to be under tensile strain. This is typically the strain experienced in an SSOI wafer. When the silicon lattice is smaller than a neutral silicon lattice, the silicon is said to be under compressive strain. As noted, a finFET (e.g., CMOS device) may include an n-channel region (nFET) and a p-channel region (pFET) with silicon (Si) and silicon germanium (SiGe) fins, respectively. While an SSOI substrate may improve performance in the nFET, the tensile strained SSOI substrate may cause mobility degradation in the pFET channel region.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of forming fins in a complimentary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device that includes a p-type field effect transistor device (pFET) and an n-type field effect transistor (nFET) device includes forming a strained silicon-on-insulator (SSOI) layer in both a pFET region and an nFET region, the SSOI layer including a strained silicon layer disposed on an insulator that is disposed on a bulk substrate; etching the strained silicon layer, the insulator, and a portion of the bulk substrate in only the pFET region to expose the bulk substrate; epitaxially growing silicon (Si) from the bulk substrate in only the pFET region; epitaxially growing additional semiconductor material on the Si in only the pFET region; forming one or more fins from the additional semiconductor material and a portion of the Si grown on the bulk substrate in the pFET region; and forming one or more fins from the strained silicon layer and at least a portion of the insulator in the nFET region.
According to another embodiment, a complimentary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device includes an n-type field effect transistor (nFET) region, the nFET region including one or more fins comprised of strained silicon on an insulator; and a p-type field effect transistor (pFET) region, the pFET region including one or more fins comprised of silicon (Si) or silicon germanium (SiGe) on epitaxially grown silicon.
Additional features and advantages are realized through the techniques of the present invention. Other embodiments and aspects of the invention are described in detail herein and are considered a part of the claimed invention. For a better understanding of the invention with the advantages and the features, refer to the description and to the drawings.
The subject matter which is regarded as the invention is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the claims at the conclusion of the specification. The forgoing and other features, and advantages of the invention are apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
As noted above, an SSOI wafer or a wafer that includes strained silicon (typically tensile strained silicon) may prove advantageous for an nFET device but degrade performance in the pFET channel region. Embodiments of the systems and methods detailed herein relate to the release of pFET channel strain while maintaining (tensile) strained SOI in the nFET region.
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The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one more other features, integers, steps, operations, element components, and/or groups thereof.
The corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of all means or step plus function elements in the claims below are intended to include any structure, material, or act for performing the function in combination with other claimed elements as specifically claimed. The description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the invention in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated
The flow diagrams depicted herein are just one example. There may be many variations to this diagram or the steps (or operations) described therein without departing from the spirit of the invention. For instance, the steps may be performed in a differing order or steps may be added, deleted or modified. All of these variations are considered a part of the claimed invention.
While the preferred embodiment to the invention had been described, it will be understood that those skilled in the art, both now and in the future, may make various improvements and enhancements which fall within the scope of the claims which follow. These claims should be construed to maintain the proper protection for the invention first described.
The descriptions of the various embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration, but are not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein was chosen to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application or technical improvement over technologies found in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.
Doris, Bruce B., Khakifirooz, Ali, He, Hong, Wang, Junli
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